VBrick Systems v4.1 Software Upgrade

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Software Upgrade

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Using ETV-IPRDownload. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

IPR upgrades are performed using the standalone VBrick upgrade application ETV-

IPRDownload. This utility can be used to upgrade MPEG IP Receivers or WM IP Receivers. With

ETV-IPRDownload, you can (1) upgrade a single unit, (2) you can upgrade multiple units in

your network using management SAPs, or (3) you can upgrade multiple units in your network

using a manually-created configuration file (MPEG only). In a typical scenario, you use the

setup program provided by VBrick to (1) install the IPR software on an upgrade server and

(2) to install the download application on the same PC or a different PC.

The IP Receiver software is installed locally (usually on a machine with ETV Portal Server)

and then uploaded to target IPRs using the download application. It is important to note that

the download application needs an FTP server to upload files. An FTP server must be

running on the computer where the release files are located. It can be a third-party FTP

server, the FTP server installed with ETV Portal Server, or the FTP server installed with IIS.

For this reason you may wish to install the application on a machine that is hosting ETV

Portal Server (or on any machine that has IIS installed). If necessary, you can install the

download application first and then configure a remote FTP server later.

If you have an existing version of ETV-IPRDownload already installed, you must remove it

using the Control Panel before you can upgrade the IPR with new software.

TTo uninstall the Download Application:

1. Go to Start > Control Panel > Add or Remove Programs.

2. Select VBrick EtherneTV IP Receiver Software and click Change/Remove.

You can have multiple IP Receiver software release packages installed on the same server.

Each release is installed in the default location in a separate folder. You can install the

download application and the software release files on the same machine, or on different

machines. During installation, you are prompted to install the IPR software, the upgrade

application, or both. The IPR software release and the download application can be installed

on any computer running Windows 2000 or higher.

Note Be aware that if you do not already have an FTP server installed, you will need the

installation disks for your operating system.